Argentina Lancer
of Gen. Urquiza 1850

Uniform Plate 1 1850-65

by J. Balaguer


Fig. No. 1. Cap red, tunic red with blue collar, pocket flaps and piping to cuffs, white buttons, chiripa red with white lace trousers, white leather straps, neckerchief red, lance pennon sky blue, white, sky blue.

Fig. No.2. Personal Standard of General Urquiza carried at the Battle of Caseros, 3/FEB/1852. Field of red silk with a gold lace edge, a red cross in the centre outlined in black, motto on cross in black, bow red.

Fig. No.3. Standard of the Army of General Urquiza, top bar [left, sky blue, top bar [right] red, centre barr white, bottom bar [left] sky blue, bottom bar [right] red, laurel_ branches and leaves in green, phrygian cap in red on a maroon staff.

Source
Uniform in the Palacio San Jose--PCIA. de Entre Rios.


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